Understanding Your Business Self

By John, 7 January, 2010, No Comment

Jim Meier, President and Championship Thinking Coach, owns the Training and Consulting Connection (Omaha, NE). Jim uses sports psychology and philosophy as it relates to business. In most situations, the biggest competitor is him or her self.

Keyword Research for Organic Search with Stoney deGeyter

By John, 4 January, 2010, No Comment

In this video interview, SEO expert Stoney deGeyter explains his approach to keyword research, not only for a few keywords, but for the hundreds of keyphrases needed to optimize, say, a large e-commerce site.

A Look at the Emotional Side of Business Leaders

By John, 31 December, 2009, No Comment

Jim Meier, President of Training and Consulting Connection (Omaha, NE) highlights three factors for success: believe in yourself; really, really want it; and do the work, both physically and mentally.

Solving the Syndication vs Duplicate Content Problem

By John, 30 December, 2009, No Comment

Anyone who has been dealing with websites for any length of time has heard about duplicate content. That’s when two or more websites have the same content on them. Not just the same subject, but the same word for word article.

2009: The Year in Tech

By John, 30 December, 2009, No Comment

Harry McCracken over at FOXNews.com wrote:

When the history of personal technology in our times is written, 2009 won’t be singled out as a watershed year. There were no stunning new products, technologies, or trends that immediately promised to change everything. Instead, it was a year of ongoing evolution on multiple fronts, from smartphones to social networks.

Which is not to say that it was a dull year in the world of tech. Here’s a quick recap of the year that was, including highlights, lowlights, and an oddity or two.

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Share Your Vision With Your Employees

By John, 28 December, 2009, No Comment

In this video, Janet Walker, President and CEO, J. Walker Associates, Inc. (Omaha, NE) discusses with Lynn Hinderaker questions surrounding company culture, leadership, management styles and the hiring of employees that fit with the company. Janet suggests you help employees buy in to the vision by providing an emotional connection – be willing to express your vision or the dream that drives you to succeed.